Good vocals, guitar play and more... all around nice stuff. I liked the tone of the E Guitar on most of this... The high notes seemed to need a little more of something I am not sure of. Kasper could figure it out. But this is a small thing on a nice project and production.

I did not dissect the mix but in one pass it was good to my ears. Hum, just had a thought on them high E Guitar notes - David you could have tried putting on some saturation via Fx item automation on in those spots. Just a little something to keep in mind for next time. Not sure it would work as it would have to be heard.

Nice job David and Mari! One thing I must say is I love how much work went into picking out the tones. It sounded not very far from the original tone wise. Another thing I’d suggest is if you had mentioned who did what so that I could appreciate the performance individually. Overall I really loved the collab. The lead play was good, the vocals were good and I particularly liked the bass. Good performance deserves good vibes!

Good vocals, guitar play and more... all around nice stuff. I liked the tone of the E Guitar on most of this... The high notes seemed to need a little more of something I am not sure of. Kasper could figure it out. But this is a small thing on a nice project and production.

I did not dissect the mix but in one pass it was good to my ears. Hum, just had a thought on them high E Guitar notes - David you could have tried putting on some saturation via Fx item automation on in those spots. Just a little something to keep in mind for next time. Not sure it would work as it would have to be heard.

Good stuff for sure and worth the listen!LB

Thanks LBro. I especially appreciate comments about tone on the electric, since that’s a challenge for me. David I think did something to tweak sounds too. One of my big learnings on this project is that the whole truly is greater than the sum of its parts, that very nicely sums up mixing to me now.

Nice job David and Mari! One thing I must say is I love how much work went into picking out the tones. It sounded not very far from the original tone wise. Another thing I’d suggest is if you had mentioned who did what so that I could appreciate the performance individually. Overall I really loved the collab. The lead play was good, the vocals were good and I particularly liked the bass. Good performance deserves good vibes!

Thanks Bala, again for the comment on tones. David did midi drums and bass, acoustic guitar strumming, vocals, and mixing. I did the electric guitar parts. I know I didn’t get all the bends, but I sure got a lot closer than when we started the project. The notes highest up the fretboard are very hard to bend for me.

You're leaping from strength to strength here David, in every way. Mari love your guitar tracks, they have grunt and grunge. David all the mixing 'thing's sorry that's about as precise as I can be, are blended so smoothly and you've created a groove I sink right into it. As far as mixing goes that's where I hear huge progress - the way in which you use the um something. Your vocal? Is this a comfortable key for you? You sound a bit strained at times.

Thanks ALL for listening and the positive comments. Music is such a gift and all the more so when making the music with a friend and it being shared with others who get some enjoyment from the listening.

Your vocal? Is this a comfortable key for you? You sound a bit strained at times.

Maggie, I wasn't conscious of any particular strain in an uncomfortable way. My wife did ask me "what I was belting out". So maybe in striving to push something extra into the chorus I went into a vocal "red zone"? Or maybe I was just (ineffectively) channeling my inner Axl (just the voice, not the stage dress )

Bala, the bass track was MIDI using a free digital instrument plug-in. We had a YT bass lesson that showed how to play it that included the score. So I used Reaper Notation Editor to create the bass score. Then put Waves GTR plug-in on which has some bass amp sims and pre-sets to juice up the tone. Glad you liked it.

I liked the tone of the E Guitar on most of this... The high notes seemed to need a little more of something I am not sure of.

David you could have tried putting on some saturation via Fx item automation on in those spots. Just a little something to keep in mind for next time. Not sure it would work as it would have to be heard.

LBro, you are stretching my listening and appreciation of tone into new territory. To me the tone as Mari played it sounded great and would not know what I was listening and striving for to add the little extra. The quest for just the sweetest tone

Thanks LBro. I especially appreciate comments about tone on the electric, since that’s a challenge for me. David I think did something to tweak sounds too. One of my big learnings on this project is that the whole truly is greater than the sum of its parts, that very nicely sums up mixing to me now.

Mari, the tone of the electric guitar was all you. What I did was add some effects to create some width ... so more contributing to creating that overall sound, which was focussed on the power chords.

I have the same sense of appreciation for how all the instruments come together to create a pleasing whole. Even the vocal sounds so different in the mix vs if you listen to it solo.

For those of you getting into producing multi-track ... be aware that if you listen to your vocal solo without instruments it may be a bit scary but as likely as not will sound good in the mix ... at least that is my experience

Great job Mari and David I read through the comments and there's nothing that hasn't been said already (regarding mix, vocals and tone). So I'm kinda just stopping by to say that I really enjoyed this!

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